v50

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repos

Get a repository README for a directory

Gets the README from a repository directory.

READMEs support custom media types for retrieving the raw content or rendered HTML.

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/readme/{dir}

Path parameters

ownerstring required

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repostring required

The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.

dirstring required

The alternate path to look for a README file

Query parameters

refstring

The name of the commit/branch/tag. Default: the repository’s default branch.

Response

Response

type'file' required
encodingstring required
sizeinteger required
namestring required
pathstring required
contentstring required
shastring required
urlstring uri required
git_urlstring uri nullable required
html_urlstring uri nullable required
download_urlstring uri nullable required
targetstring
submodule_git_urlstring

Example response

{
  "target": "\"actual/actual.md\"",
  "submodule_git_url": "\"git://example.com/defunkt/dotjs.git\""
}